I've never used on but I have talked to a guy who swears by them and says they will lay out a pretty figure 8 in no time.I do know that figure 8s will eat a day up if you do it manually and I would commend you for trying to save the time and money.I would try to contact the manufacturer, you may be missing a part of the machine.
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